Associate Minister Nicole McKee was set to reappoint three members of her firearms advisory group before she delegated the process, for a second time, to Paul…
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FFS again? How many times does she need to recuse herself before she just steps down?
Wouldn't be surprised if there's more to this. They always hide something when they step aside like that.
mate, shouldn't be in the position in the first place if it's that bad.
I mean, if you've got a conflict of interest, you recuse yourself. That's how it's supposed to work. But twice in a row? Bit sus.
my point. Wouldn't be doing it twice unless it was serious.
why does she keep getting into these situations. just appoint people who aren't mates with everyone.
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yeah except when they delegate to someone just as conflicted.
At least she's following procedure. Would rather she recuse herself than push through dodgy appointments.
for the context. So it's not just a random thing, fair enough.
Can someone explain what the actual conflict is? The article is a bit vague.
something to do with her firearms background. She was in the gun lobby before politics.
Ah yes, the old 'I'll just delegate it to someone else' move. How transparent.
Sounds like a right mess. Hope Goldsmith does a better job sorting it out.
yep another day another government fuck up. just scrap the whole thing and start again (
facts. same old same old.
Seems like a reasonable move to me. If you've got ties, step back. Better than the dodgy stuff National used to do.
